Quote#Wisdom
The prejudice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger…
Quote byElizabeth Cady Stanton · 1815–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech before the New York Legislature (February 18, 1860)..
English (original)
The prejudice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex. It is produced by the same cause, and manifested very much in the same way. The negro's skin and the woman's sex are both prima facie evidence that they were intended to be in subjection to the white Saxon man.
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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